2020年江西省赣州市十五县(市)联考高一(下)期中英语试卷

1、第 页，共13页第 页，共 13 页期中英语试卷题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，共30.0分)ABored? Lonely? Out of condition? Why not try the SPORTS CENTER?TENNISIndoor and outdoor courts. Coaching from beginners to advanced. Children only. Mornings.SKIINGGentle slopes. 3 levels instructors at weekends and Fridays. Daytime pra

2、ctice.8-year-old upwards.SWIMMING2 pools, heated, Olympic length.Women: Tuesday and Thursday.Men: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Children: Saturday.GOLF9 hole practice course. Professional Coaching. Lessons must be booked in advance in daytime. Evening practice. Minimum age 9 years.GYMNASTICSMaximum a

3、ge 18 years.Children aged 5-10. Mondays and Wednesdays. 4:00-6:00 p.m.10-18 year olds. Friday evenings.AND MANY MORETable Tennis, Snooker (台球),Darts (标枪)，Caf (all day), Bar (lunch time and evenings), Nursery (weekdays and weekends, not evenings).Centre open 10:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Daily.Interested? M

4、ore details, call 800-1234-5678.What is this advertisement mainly about?It shows us some ways to spend weekends.It shows us a lot of ways to spend our holidays.It shows the ways of saving our time.It shows us a place to relax ourselves.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?People

5、can play tennis day and night.People under 20 can all take gymnastics.Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER.Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately.How many sports events are mentioned in the passage?A. 8B. 6.C. 5D. 11.BIll never forget the day when Mary came into my offi

6、ce and said, I am too old to learn how to use a computer. I shook my head. Here was a woman who had raised 6 children and who had made great progress in her career telling me that she was too old to learn something new. I told her that I always believed people were never too old to learn.Mary follow

7、ed my advice and did learn how to use the computer. Now, she is retired and leading a very active life volunteering in her community （ 社区 ）, using her computer skills and helping anyone that needs help.When she was in her sixties, one day she called me and said she had played the piano for others al

8、l her life, and now she was going to make a CD of her own. My mind flashed back to the day when she told me she was too old to learn. You can imagine my surprise and delight.To produce the CD, she had a lot of things to learn. It was not just sitting at the piano and playing. She had to research the

9、 songs, learn about copyright （版权）, and learn about marketing.It was pretty amazing for someone who once said she was too old to learn. And finally she made it. Now she has her own CD-Mixed Blessings.Most of you probably have heard about some people who have gone back to university in their seventie

10、s and have also graduated. They are on their way again to charging themselves with a new skill and a new attitude towards life. The point is you are unable to learn anything at any age if you believe you are too old. On the contrary, you can achieve anything at any age if you believe you can.When Ma

11、ry said she was too old to learn, the author .became disappointed with herfelt sad and decided to help herdid not agree with herthought what she had said was trueWhy did Mary call the author one day in her sixties?A. To ask him for some help.B. To talk about her new CD.C. To ask him to make a CD.D.

12、To tell him about her plan.The author thought it for Mary to make a CD.A. impossible B. difficultC. unnecessary D. interestingWhat does the text mainly tell us?Were never too old to learn.We should always learn new skills.Interest is the best teacher.Some people succeed for a reason.CIn 1975 , Georg

13、e Carlin appeared on a popular TV show , Saturday Night Live , with his famous words about blue food . Why is there no blue food ? I cant find blue food-I cant find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon ； orange is orange and red is cherry. Where is the blue food ?Well , Carlin pretty much has

14、it right-theres not no blue food , but theres certainly not a lot of it. Fresh-picked blueberries are blue, though they become purple when they are turned into jam . The blue in blueberries-like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes-is found in nature. But it isnt a hot color for food . Peopl

15、e dont seem to prefer blue food . Some diet programs even suggest that those determined to lose weight should make their food blue . Eating , in part, begins with our eyes. Charles Spence-an experimental psychologist from Oxford University-points out that color can change our taste experience . Comm

16、only , we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are; and green foods as being more sour. Spence suggests human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching - green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red .But what about blue ? Except blueberri

17、es, much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially . Food producers argue that artificial color doesnt do much harm to health. A lot of research shows that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyes-while other studies show no effects at all. Blue birthday cake or eve

18、n blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table. So what ?George Carlins words are placed at the beginning of the passage to .A. tell a famous personB. lead in the topicC. show the authors opinionD. introduce a TV showWhich of the following statements of blue is true ? The blue in blueberries

19、is found unnatural .People often feel cold when they eat blueberries .Blueberries are always blue , whether fresh or not D. Blue is not a very popular color for foods .Eating sometimes begins with our eyes because .red-colored food are 20% sweeter than green foodpeople prefer red-colored food to gre

20、en foodour taste experience can be influenced by colorbefore eating , people watch food for a long timeThe underlined words is dyed in Para . 4 are closest in meaning to , A. is changed in colorB. is eaten upC. is harmful toD. has grown upDArgentina lies in South America. There are many festivals in

21、 Argentina during the year. Therefore, you can enjoy the different interesting festivals when traveling there. First of all, we should talk about the Tango Festival in Argentina, which is held in the capital of this country - Buenos Aires, from February to March. You ought to know that Argentina is

22、the home of tango, so Argentineans admire this dance very much. Even if you cannot dance perfectly, you should join the people and try to perform this dance.The next festival in Argentina is Open Polo （ 马球）Tournament. You should go to Palermo to see this festival in Argentina. This festival is held

23、every year and is the most important polo tournament in Argentina. This kind of sport is considered the most important in Argentina. Attending this festival in Argentina, you will be able to communicate with different people, admire the fascinating competition between the teams of different countrie

24、s, such as Argentina,第 页，共13页第 页，共13页England, Australia, as well as the US. This festival in Argentina is usually held between November and December every year. So dont miss the opportunity if you travel to Argentina at this time.The other festival in Argentina is the Semana Musical Llao Llao. This

25、is a festival of classical music. The festival was created in 1993 and is held at the Llao Llao Hotel, near Bariloche. The festival is held yearly in October. So if you admire this kind of music, you should travel to Argentina in October. There are also many carnivals in October.There are also many

26、carnivals in Argentina in summer. Of course, its impossible to put everything about festivals in Argentina into just one article. We hope that you have found this article interesting and eye-catching.What would be the best title for the passage?Festivals in ArgentinaEntertainments in ArgentinaTravel

27、 to ArgentinaA brief introduction to ArgentinaFrom the passage, we know that the Tango Festival.is organized by the governmentis held in summerwelcomes everyone to take part inholds parties for different dancesWhich of the following is a sport festival?A. The Semana Musical Llao Llao.B. Argentina Ca

28、rnivals.C. The Tango Festival.D. Open Polo Tournament.If Tom wants to enjoy a classical music event in Argentina, he should visitA. Buenos Aires in springB. Palermo in AprilC. Bariloche in OctoberD. Palermo in winter二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题，共10.0分)According to a sales report from askci . com on 2018s Double

29、Eleven , the national shopping day, womens down garments;(羽绒服) were among the top 10 hit products. (1) It seems the strong warmth provided by down garments has been nationally approved . Especially during a fiercely cold winter , when you tremble in the wind , who cares about being stylish ? (2) As

30、living standards rise , more expensive garments filled with goose down instead of duck down , have appeared in the market. Goose or duck ?(3)_First, the down from mature geese is larger and thicker, which makes garments filled with goose down much warmer. Second, goose down is more flexible than tha

31、t of ducks . The last difference is key for people sensitive to smells : Compared to duck down , goose down has no strange smell. (4)_These are the advantages that account for the higher prices of garments made with goose down . However, duck down is still a good choice if you live in place where wi

32、nter is windy , yet not that cold .(5)_Although most down garments can make people look big and fat, you could choose longer ones for a slimming look . For colors, metallic colors are more stylish and pair more easily with other street-style outfits .A . How to be stylish ? B . All you need is warmt

33、h . C. Where to choose your down garment ?D . Not everyone prefers wearing down garments .They have been popular for many years in China .Whats the difference between the down from these two creatures ?G . Ducks do not eat clean diet, which could give their feathers a strong smell16.A. AEB. BC. CD.

34、DEF. FG. G17.A. AB. BC. CD. DEEF. FG. G18.A. AB. BC. CD. DEEF. FG. G19.A. AB. BC. CD. DEEF. FG. G20.A. AB. BC. CD. DEEF. FG. G二、完形填空（本大题共20小题,共30.0分）The other day, my husband and I took the kids for dinner at a branch of Pizza Express. There was a very friendly lady(21)alone at the next table . When

35、 the time came for her to pay the(22), her bank card was declined. The waitress told her, in a very kind way, that there was a(23) but that she would call her manager for help . Seeing this, my husband(24) got up and told the waiting staff that we would pay for the ladys meal . (25): when the manage

36、r arrived , he explained to the lady that although she couldnt use her(26) , there was no need to(27). Pizza Express authorizes (授权)the restaurant to(28) two free meals per month and on this(29), they would like to provide her with a free meal .She was extremely grateful and apologetic that she had

37、been(30) to pay. We were relieved that the lady had been (31)with dignity instead of being placed in a(32)positionThen , the manager (33)our table. He said that, (34) we had shown such generosity, he would like to donate the second free meal that the restaurant was able to(35) to us ! We were absolu

38、tely(36)!I had never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a (n) (37)way . We were quite(38)with gratitude . I made sure that the lady was able to get home OK and then we (39)the staff and left ourselves . I was really impressed by how the restaurant had treated this(40)case.21.A. waitingB.

39、 diningC. orderingD. working22.A. menuB. recipeC. serviceD. bill23.A. problemB. solutionC. disadvantageD. technique24.A. cautiouslyB. bravelyC. immediatelyD. slowly25.A. HoweverB. FinallyC. ActuallyD. Therefore26.A. cashB. checkC. phoneD. card27.A. payB. helpC. worryD. bother28.A. give awayB. pick u

40、pC. 1et outD. take on29.A. conditionB. occasionC. momentD. demand30.A. readyB. 1ikelyC. unableD. unwilling31.A. apprecia tedB. encouragedC. treatedD. pleased32.A. dangerousB. pleasantC. painfulD. difficult33.A. approachedB. removedC. noticedD. cleaned34.A. ifB. afterC. asD. when35.A. shareB. offerC.

41、 spare C. cover36.A. annoyedB. astonishedC. interestedD. confused37.A. strangeB. awkwardC. abnormalD. generousA.filledB.equippedC.suppliedD.burdenedA.praisedB.metC.greetedD. thankedA.uniqueB.regularC.specialD. complex四、语法填空(本大题共1小题，共15.0分)Poetry(诗歌)is never far away from our daily lives . Many of us

42、 grew up reciting classic poems, learning to enjoy this beautiful art form thats able to use just a few lines (1)(express) such rich meanings.The Chinese Shijing , which dates back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, has a (2) (long) history than the Homeric epics (荷马史诗). Even today, classic poems (3)(appr

43、eciate) by a lot of people .To recognize the special (4) (able) of poetry and get its creative spirit, World Poetry Day is held by the United Nations on March 21 each year to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression .The Chinese Poetry Congress (中国诗，大会) showing classic poetry is (5) (e

44、xtreme) popular. The competition saw over 100 hopeful participants taking part in (6) number of challenges. The participants, (7) ages range from 7 to 70, include students, farmers, teachers and foreign competitors with an interest (8) Chinese literature .And even TV series involving poetry are very

45、 (9) (success) , For example, in The Legend of Zhenhuan , one of the dramas most moving songs was adapted from a poem (10) (write ) by Wen Tingyun of the Tang Dynasty .五、短文改错(本大题共1小题，共10.0分)该文中共有十处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改. 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( A),并在此符号下面写出该加的词.删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉.修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改

46、后的词.注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改十处，多者(从第11处起)不计分.Many young boys and girls had the habit of smoking though they are middle school stud ent. As we all know , smoking do harm to human beings . More and more people ha ve realized that how serious this problem is . But they are never boring with it . Some

47、 people think smoking is a kind of fashion , and other think smoking can refresh himselfIn fact, smoking causes many illnesses. The most serious illness causing by smoki ng is lung cancer. Meanwhile , smoking is waste of money . Whats worse , careles s smokers may cause danger fires.六、书面表达(本大题共1小题，共

48、25.0分)假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Richard准备来你们市参加龙舟赛(the dragon boat race).他写信给你，希望你帮他预订好旅馆，并带他游览市内 著名景点.请你给他写封回信，内容包括：.回复他的要求；.询问具体信息(到达时间、呆多久等).注意：1.词数100左右；.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；.开头己给出，不计入总词数.Dear Richard,第 页，共 13 页第 页，共 13 页1.【答案】【小题 1】 D3】 A答案和解析2】 D【解析】 1. 【文章大意】这是一则广告布告，这个广告主要是给我们推荐了体育中心的各种活动来放松自己。主旨大意题。答案定位在Bore

49、d? Lonely? Out of condition? Why not try the SPORTSCENTER? 可知这个广告主要是给我们推荐一个放松我们自己的地方，故选 D 。.细节理解题。答案定位在SWIMMING 部分 Women: Tuesday and Thursday. Men:Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 可知女子的游泳时间是：星期二和星期四；男子的游泳时间是：星期一、星期三和星期五，所以在体育中心，男子和女子是分开游泳的，故选D.细节理解题。文中提到了TENNIS 、 SKING 、 SWIMMING 、 GOLF 、 GYMNASTICSTa

50、ble Tennis 、 Snooker、 Darts 可知这篇文章一共提到了八个体育赛事，故选 A 。.【答案】【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A【解析】 【文章大意】文章通过叙述玛丽的故事说明了“活到老，学到老”的思想。. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段Ill never forget the day when Mary came into my office andsaid, I am too old to learn how to use a computer. I shook my head.I told her that I always belie

51、ved people were never too old to learn 可知，作者并不同意Mary 的观点，故选 C。. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段When she was in her sixties, one day she called me and saidshe had played the piano for others all her life, and now she was going to make a CD of her own 可知， Mary 跟作者讲述了她的计划，故选 D 。.细节理解题。 根据文章第四段To produce the CD, she had

52、a lot of things to learn. It was notjust sitting at the piano and playing. She had to research the songs, learn about copyright （ 版 权）,and learn about marketing可知，因此作者认为制作CD对于玛丽而言有点难了，故选 B。.主旨大意题。根据文章内容，文章主要表达了“活到老，学到老”的思想。通过描述玛丽的故事证实这个中心思想， 刚开始玛丽认为自己太老了而不能去学电脑， 作者告诉她学无止境，玛丽听从了作者的建议，最终学会了很多东西，甚至制作自己

53、的 CD. 最后作者都为玛丽的转变感到惊喜。 只要你相信你可以， 你就可以完成那些事情。 结合选项， 故选 A 。8.【答案】 TOC o 1-5 h z 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题3】 C 【小题4】 A HYPERLINK l bookmark14 o Current Document 【解析】1. B.文章结构题.文章首段 George Carlin所说Why is there no blue food ? 是为了引入文章主题，即：为什么生活中蓝色食物很少见故该题正确选项是B 2 D 细节理解题Fresh-picked blueberries are blue ， tho

54、ugh they become purple whenthey are turned into jam 可知选项A 错误根据The blue in blueberries-like the purple ingrapes and the red in tomatoes-is found in nature 可知选项B 错误蓝色不是很受欢迎的食物颜色文中并未提及，故该题正确选项是D . C.细节理解题.根据 that color can change our taste experience,可知吃东西有时从 我们的眼睛开始，因为我们的味觉体验会受到颜色的影响，该题正确选项是C A 袭击诶解题根

55、据green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red 和后面 But what about blue ？ Except blueberries ， much of the blue food we encounter these days is dyed blue artificially .可知，前文说食物生长过程中改变颜色，转折词 But表示 转折，artficially意为人工地，可知is dyed意为被染色，故该题正确选项是 A .本文是一篇说明文， 通过对科学实验结果和人们饮食习惯的分析， 介绍了日常饮食中蓝色食物很少

56、见的原因考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力， 做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句， 和题干进行比较， 再做出正确的选择 在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断12.【答案】【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C【解析】1. 【文章大意】本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了阿根廷的节日的相关信息。主旨大意题。 根据文章第一段There are many festivals in Argentina（ 阿根廷） during the year. TOC o 1-5 h z 可知这篇文章主要讲阿根廷的节日

57、，故选A 。推理判断题。第一段最后一句话 Even if you cannot dance perfectly, you should join the people and try to perform this dance 可知即便是你跳不好，也可以参加，欢迎每个人都参加，因此选C 。推理判断题。从文中第二段的第一句话The next festival in Argentina is Open Polo （马球） Tournament 阿根廷的下一个节日是公开赛马球 （马球） 比赛， 和第三句话This kindof sport is considered the most importa

58、nt in Argentina 这种运动在阿根廷被认为是最重要的，可知公开马球锦标赛是体育节，故选D 。推理判断题。从倒数第二段中 The festival was created in 1993 and is held at the Llao LlaoHotel, near Bariloche. The festival is held yearly in October 这个节日成立于1993 年，在巴里洛切附近的 Llao 酒店举行，这个节日每年十月举行，可知如果汤姆想在阿根廷欣赏古典音乐活动，他应该在十月拜访巴里洛切，故选C。16.【答案】【小题 1】 E 【小题2】 B 【小题3】

59、F 【小题4】 G 【小题 5】 A【解析】 EBFGA E 联系下文题 根据后文 It seems the strong warmth provided by down garments has been nationally approved 可知羽绒服所提供的强烈的温暖似乎已经得到了全国的认可 E 项： They have been popular for many years in China 它们在中国已经流行多年了符合文意，故选 E B 理解判断题根据前文Especially during a fiercely cold winter ， when you tremble inth

60、e wind , who cares about being stylish ?可知尤其是在一个严寒的冬天，当你在风中颤 抖的时候，谁会在意时尚呢？ B 项： All you need is warmth 你所需要的只是温暖符合文意，故选B F 文章衔接题 根据后文 First ， the down from mature geese is larger and thicker， which makes garments filled with goose down much warmer Second， goose down is more flexible than that of duc